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Mario Francis Puzo (/ ˈ p uː z oʊ /; Italian: [ˈmaːrjo ˈputtso,-ddzo]; October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author and screenwriter. He wrote crime novels about the Italian-American Mafia and Sicilian Mafia , most notably The Godfather (1969), which he later co-adapted into a film trilogy directed by Francis Ford Coppola .
Mario Puzo. Born: October 15, 1920, New York, New York, U.S. Died: July 2, 1999, Bay Shore, New York (aged 78) Awards And Honors: Academy Award (1975) Academy Award (1973) Notable Works:
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Jul 3, 1999 · After Mr. Puzo's wife, Erika, died in 1978, her nurse, Carol Gino, became his companion.
Oct 15, 2020 · Puzo was 78 when he died of heart failure on 2 July 1999. He had just finished his final novel, Omerta. One project that went unfulfilled was the movie The Godfather Part IV.
Jul 2, 1999 · Best-selling author Mario Puzo dies at the age of 78 in his Long Island home. Puzo's best known work was The Godfather, a book that sold more than 21 million copies.
Jul 3, 1999 · Mario Puzo, who gave the world a story it couldn’t refuse with his novel “The Godfather” and then helped turn that saga into a trilogy of epic films, died Friday at his Long Island home. He...
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Jul 6, 1999 · Mario Puzo, author of the bestselling novel “The Godfather” that spawned the Mafia film trilogy, died Friday of apparent heart failure at his Long Island home. He was 78.
